Mr. Kennedy released by WWE

Just four days after finally returning in the main event of Raw, Mr. Kennedy has been officially released by World Wrestling Entertainment. The departure is a stunning development for the wrestler whose return had been hyped by WWE for weeks.

Kennedy had come into WWE with a world of potential, someone whose mic skills literally became his gimmick. The real life Ken Anderson though has suffered numerous injuries in recent years, including a reported wrist injury suffered during last Monday's Raw.

Whether the latest injury triggered his release isn't immediately known. Considering the release didn't make any sense with the weeks of Kennedy hype that came before it, something sudden and unexpected must have caused what took place tonight.

What happens next in the career of the now former Mr. Kennedy depends largely on whether he can overcome the injuries that have plagued him and the reputation for being injury-prone that now follows him. The potential is still there for him in TNA and perhaps even back to WWE, if he can only find a way to realize it.

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